Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) vs ScanNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)
This utility app connects to an automatic optical fiber fusion splicer via Wi-Fi. It offers precise control for splicing single-mode and multimode optical fibers, with features like voice broadcast and adjustable splicing modes for enhanced accuracy.
- Wi-Fi connectivity to fusion splicer
- Single-mode and multimode fiber splicing
- Accurate voice broadcast of fiber face judgment
- Normal and high-accuracy splicing modes
- Discharge calibration for precise splicing
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Signal Fire Pad is a control application for our automatic optical fiber fusion splicer. The fusion splicer connects to the corresponding signal via Wi-Fi. It can splice single-mode and multimode optical fiber, as well as provide more accurate voice broadcast function of the fiber face judgment. The software has normal and high-accuracy splicing mode, it can calibrate the discharge according to the splicing situation, to make the fiber splicing is more precise.
ScanNet
Discover all devices connected to your network, whether at home or in a specified IP range. Gain insights into each device and its activity, useful for both casual users and IT professionals. Features include port checking, multiple scan modes, and advanced search capabilities.
- Find all network hosts
- Check open ports during scan
- Multiple scan modes (ARP, ICMP, UDP, DNS)
- Advanced host search
- Save and open device lists
- Includes ping, traceroute, port scanner
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App will find all hosts in your home network or in selected IP range. It can be used not only to know who are using your WiFi and learn more about every device, but also for solving professional tasks. By installing ScanNet - Network Scanner on your device, you get a handy and easy-to-use network scanner that does not require special knowledge when working in the default mode. Following functions and capabilities of the application will be useful for administrators and IT specialists: 1) The ability to check ports right during the search for hosts. Filtering by open ports allows you to quickly find the server you need on your network. 2) IP scanner supports 4 scan modes - arp read, icmp ping, udp ping, dns request. The ability to manually set a DNS server significantly expands the functionality of scanning private networks. 3) A wide range of settings allows you to manually set both the scanning mode and the used methods of name resolution - currently supported by DNS, mDNS, netbios. 4) Advanced search in the list of found hosts - you can search both by all available information, and by address, name, open ports. 5) Personalization - the ability to change the picture and the hostname displayed in the interface. This function requires binding to the WiFi network name for the best performance. In order for the application to get the network name, access to the location will be requested. 6) The function of saving a list of found devices and opening it for study later. 7) The program includes network utilities familiar to every administrator - ping, tracerout, port scanner. Premium access allows you to access them directly from the device information screen. In the free version, all utilities are available for calling from the application menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) at none against ScanNet's 1. Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ScanNet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) | ScanNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (358 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 358 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIGNAL FIRE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Oleg Gutlyanskiy |
Customer experience
Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)
ScanNet
In-app purchases
Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)
No in-app purchases
ScanNet
- Premium features$3.99









